One of the core functions of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office is to continue to work collaboratively with our community with an emphasis on crime prevention, problem solving, and responsiveness to community needs for public safety. We value the ideas of the members within the community and this committee will be a tool by which we can increase lines of communication.

The committee serves several purposes including:

educating the community on the services provided by our office,

improving the relationship between the Sheriff’s Office and the community,

encouraging diverse groups within the county to interact in a positive way, and

creating a better and safer community.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office Community Advisory Committee is not a review board. The committee does not exist to provide advice on topics such as use of force incidents, employee discipline, personnel issues, policy, or procedure. The committee exists to help identify community concerns related to public safety service and livability issues and then provide recommendations to the Sheriff’s Office that will help enhance our community.